preferment
Significado (Inglês)
- (countable, historical, uncountable) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).
- (countable, uncountable) Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
- (countable, uncountable) A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) The fact of preferring something; preference.
Conceitos
Sinônimos
criminal prosecution
enzyme precursor
Traduções
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/pɹɪˈfəːmənt/
Etimologia (Inglês)
In summary
From Middle English preferment, preferrement, prefferment; equivalent to prefer + -ment.
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